I was born in Cheyenne, Oklahoma.  I attended school there until I graduated high school.  I was blessed to be raised in a small town atmosphere and knew that I wanted to raise my family in that same type of community.  I obtained my B.A. in English Education from SWOSU in the fall of 1997.  In 2001 I added the areas of Early Childhood and Elementary Education to my certificate.  I taught one year of High School English in Taloga, Oklahoma and returned "home" to teach one year of Pre-K for the 2003-2004 school year followed by 9 years of first grade, all at Hammon.  In the spring of 2013 I returned to the high school level.  I taught High School English during the 2013-2014 school year.  I believe I learned even more than the students!  In August of 2014 I returned back to elementary to teach first grade again.   After two years back in the first grade classroom I moved to second grade, and after following that class through fourth grade, I’m back to teaching first grade!   I am married to Kyle Ivey.  We have two children, Katelyn who graduated from the Occupational Therapy Assistant program at the Kiowa-Caddo Tech Center/SWOSU in May 2016 and is now employed by Great Plains Regional Medical Center as a COTA  and Korbin who is employed by Fairway Resources.  Our daughter Katelyn is married to Riley Shepherd, who is also a Hammon graduate.  Our son Korbin is married to Jenna (Feltman) who is originally from Cordell.  I love being Gigi to our grandkids Kenner, Oaklyn, and Kutler.  My husband and kids are all proud graduates of Hammon High School. 

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